---
title: 'Beat Street (1984)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Stan Lathan'
released: '1984-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/beat-street-1984'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086946/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Beat Street (1984)

1984 · 105 min · Drama, Music · United States


## Synopsis

Beat Street is a 1984 American dance drama film featuring New York City hip hop culture of the early 1980s. Set in the South Bronx, the film follows the lives of a pair of brothers and their group of friends, all of whom are devoted to various elements of early hip hop culture, including breakdancing, DJing and graffiti.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Stan Lathan](https://cinepixo.com/people/stan-lathan)
- **Screenplay:** [Andrew Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-davis)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Arthur Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-baker)
- **Producer:** [Harry Belafonte](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-belafonte), [David V. Picker](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-v-picker)
- **Editor:** [Dov Hoenig](https://cinepixo.com/people/dov-hoenig)

## Cast

- [Guy Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-davis)
- [Saundra Santiago](https://cinepixo.com/people/saundra-santiago)
- [Robert Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-taylor)
- [Rae Dawn Chong](https://cinepixo.com/people/rae-dawn-chong)

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